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Patent drawing for Crop stand analysis
US 9,489,576 B2
Data recognition US 9,489,576 B2 Expired

Crop stand analysis

This invention describes a way to count crops in a field using images. A computer takes pictures of a field, then looks for green pixels to identify individual plants. By analyzing these green areas, the computer can figure out where the rows are and count how many plants are in the field. The claims specifically narrow this to identifying plants based on their green color intensity.

Why it matters: The patent's method relies on simple green color thresholding, which was a common but often limited technique in 2015. Since then, advancements in machine learning and computer vision, particularly deep learning, allow for far more accurate and robust crop identification and counting under varied field conditions, making the underlying problem much more solvable with modern tools.

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ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedSoftware logic for image processing and analysis

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